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41st PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals

No. 45

Monday, February 10, 2014

11:00 a.m.



Prayers
Private Members' Business

At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Adler (York Centre), seconded by Mr. Seeback (Brampton West), — That Bill C-520, An Act supporting non-partisan agents of Parliament, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, February 12, 2014, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business.

Interruption

At 11:53 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:00 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Poilievre (Minister of State (Democratic Reform)), seconded by Mr. Duncan (Minister of State), — That Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

The debate continued.

Statements By Members

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Oral Questions

Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

Daily Routine Of Business

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. McColeman (Brant), from the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented the Second Report of the Committee, "Engaging Experience: Opportunities for Older Persons in the Workforce". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-40.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 5 and 6) was tabled.


Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Finance presented to the House on December 4, 2013, be amended by replacing recommendation 24 with the following:

“That as Canada is one of four Group of Seven countries without a national dementia and Alzheimer's strategy, the federal government move expeditiously on the creation and implementation of such a strategy.”.


Presenting Petitions

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:

— by Mr. MacKenzie (Oxford), one concerning impaired driving (No. 412-1558);
— by Mr. Scott (Toronto—Danforth), one concerning certain diseases (No. 412-1559);
— by Mr. Easter (Malpeque), one concerning natural gas (No. 412-1560);
— by Mr. Calkins (Wetaskiwin), one concerning abortion (No. 412-1561);
— by Mr. Lapointe (Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup), two concerning VIA Rail (Nos. 412-1562 and 412-1563);
— by Mr. Toone (Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine), one concerning VIA Rail (No. 412-1564);
— by Mr. Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London), one concerning the electoral system (No. 412-1565);
— by Ms. Borg (Terrebonne—Blainville), one concerning VIA Rail (No. 412-1566);
— by Mrs. Davidson (Sarnia—Lambton), one concerning the mining industry (No. 412-1567);
— by Ms. Turmel (Hull—Aylmer), one concerning national parks (No. 412-1568);
— by Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North), one concerning certain diseases (No. 412-1569);
— by Mr. Aubin (Trois-Rivières), one concerning VIA Rail (No. 412-1570);
— by Mr. Hillyer (Lethbridge), one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 412-1571);
— by Mr. Nicholls (Vaudreuil—Soulanges), one concerning transportation (No. 412-1572) and one concerning VIA Rail (No. 412-1573);
— by Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), one concerning Old Age Security benefits (No. 412-1574);
— by Mr. Jacob (Brome—Missisquoi), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 412-1575);
— by Ms. Boutin-Sweet (Hochelaga), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 412-1576);
— by Mr. Brahmi (Saint-Jean), one concerning VIA Rail (No. 412-1577);
— by Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), one concerning transportation (No. 412-1578).
Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Poilievre (Minister of State (Democratic Reform)), seconded by Mr. Duncan (Minister of State), — That Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

The debate continued.

At 6:15 p.m., pursuant to Order made Thursday, February 6, 2014, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:

(Division No. 57 -- Vote no 57)
YEAS: 152, NAYS: 128

YEAS -- POUR

Ablonczy
Adams
Adler
Aglukkaq
Albas
Albrecht
Alexander
Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac)
Allison
Ambler
Anders
Anderson
Armstrong
Ashfield
Aspin
Bateman
Benoit
Bergen
Bernier
Bezan
Blaney
Block
Boughen
Braid
Breitkreuz
Brown (Leeds—Grenville)
Brown (Newmarket—Aurora)
Brown (Barrie)
Bruinooge
Butt
Calandra
Calkins
Cannan
Carmichael
Carrie
Chisu
Chong
Clarke

Clement
Crockatt
Davidson
Dechert
Del Mastro
Devolin
Dreeshen
Duncan (Vancouver Island North)
Dykstra
Falk
Fantino
Fast
Findlay (Delta—Richmond East)
Finley (Haldimand—Norfolk)
Flaherty
Fletcher
Galipeau
Gallant
Gill
Goguen
Goldring
Goodyear
Gourde
Grewal
Harris (Cariboo—Prince George)
Hawn
Hayes
Hiebert
Hillyer
Hoback
Holder
James
Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission)
Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's)
Kenney (Calgary Southeast)
Kent
Komarnicki
Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings)

Lake
Lauzon
Lebel
Leef
Leitch
Lemieux
Leung
Lizon
Lobb
Lukiwski
Lunney
MacKay (Central Nova)
MacKenzie
Maguire
Mayes
McColeman
McLeod
Menegakis
Merrifield
Miller
Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam)
Moore (Fundy Royal)
Nicholson
Norlock
Obhrai
O'Connor
Oliver
O'Neill Gordon
Opitz
O'Toole
Paradis
Payne
Poilievre
Preston
Raitt
Rajotte
Reid
Rempel

Richards
Rickford
Ritz
Saxton
Schellenberger
Seeback
Shea
Shipley
Shory
Smith
Sopuck
Sorenson
Stanton
Storseth
Strahl
Sweet
Tilson
Toet
Trost
Trottier
Truppe
Uppal
Valcourt
Van Kesteren
Van Loan
Vellacott
Wallace
Warkentin
Watson
Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country)
Weston (Saint John)
Wilks
Williamson
Wong
Woodworth
Young (Oakville)
Young (Vancouver South)
Zimmer

Total: -- 152

NAYS -- CONTRE

Allen (Welland)
Andrews
Angus
Ashton
Aubin
Ayala
Bélanger
Bennett
Benskin
Bevington
Blanchette
Blanchette-Lamothe
Boivin
Borg
Boulerice
Boutin-Sweet
Brahmi
Brosseau
Caron
Casey
Cash
Charlton
Chicoine
Chisholm
Choquette
Christopherson
Cleary
Comartin
Côté
Crowder
Cullen
Cuzner

Davies (Vancouver Kingsway)
Davies (Vancouver East)
Day
Dewar
Dion
Dionne Labelle
Donnelly
Doré Lefebvre
Dubé
Dubourg
Duncan (Etobicoke North)
Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona)
Dusseault
Easter
Eyking
Foote
Fortin
Freeland
Freeman
Fry
Garrison
Genest
Genest-Jourdain
Giguère
Godin
Goodale
Gravelle
Groguhé
Harris (Scarborough Southwest)
Harris (St. John's East)
Hsu
Hughes

Hyer
Jacob
Jones
Julian
Karygiannis
Lamoureux
Lapointe
Larose
Latendresse
Laverdière
LeBlanc (Beauséjour)
LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard)
Liu
MacAulay
Mai
Marston
Martin
Masse
Mathyssen
May
McCallum
McGuinty
McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood)
Michaud
Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue)
Morin (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord)
Morin (Laurentides—Labelle)
Morin (Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot)
Mulcair
Murray
Nantel
Nash

Nicholls
Nunez-Melo
Pacetti
Papillon
Péclet
Perreault
Pilon
Plamondon
Quach
Rafferty
Rankin
Rathgeber
Raynault
Regan
Rousseau
Saganash
Sandhu
Scarpaleggia
Scott
Sellah
Sgro
Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor)
Sims (Newton—North Delta)
Sitsabaiesan
St-Denis
Stewart
Stoffer
Sullivan
Thibeault
Toone
Turmel
Valeriote

Total: -- 128

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Nil--Aucun

Accordingly, Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the Table as follows:

— by Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance) — Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2014-2018 and of the Capital Budget for 2014 of the Royal Canadian Mint, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-412-810-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)
Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:44 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

Accordingly, at 6:54 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).